Improvement in tobacco-cases



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Patented June 17, 1873,

Tabacco-Saws.

JOHN W. STONE, OF LYNGHBURG, VIRGINIA.

IMPRovEMENT lN ToBAcco-cAsEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,093, dated June 17,1873; application filed t May 2l, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. STONE, o Lynchburg, Virginia, haveinvented anew and useful Improvement in Tobacco-Gases, of which the following is aclear, full, and'exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings making a part of this specification, in whichFigure l is a perspective view of my tobacco-case with the lid partiallyraised, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of same.

My invention relates to small cases, suitable for holding smokingtobacco for the retail trade; and it consists in forming the casein theshape of a Saratoga trunk with a stationary diaphragm itting within thetop of the trunk, and shutting down closely upon the body of the trunk,by means of which the smoking tobacco is kept pressed down within, andupon a level with the bottom of the case, so that when the case isopened the tobacco will not Waste, While at the same time I securebetween the diaphragm and the arched top of the case an air-chamber, forthe better protection and preservation ofthe tine davor of the tobacco.

In order to enable others to make and use my invention I will proceed todescribe the lid B I construct the diaphragm C so that when the case isclosed the diaphragm will lit closely upon the body A, as shown in Fig.2. This construction secures the tobacco at or below a level with theupper edges of the body frame, and gives ine an air-chamber between thediaphragm and the arched top oib B, as shown in Fig. l, whichair-chamber has a tendency to preserve the iine ilavor of the tobacco byprotecting it from the exterior air. This intervening air-chamber c can,if desired, be lled with perfumery, and thus counteract the scent ofsmoking tobacco in a room where the case may be kept, and where it maynot be desirable to have the smell of the tobacco.

An embossed or other fancy paper, c, may be attached to the upper edgesof the body and fold over the tobacco. The strips or bands d d areplaced around the outside of the case to protect its finish from injurywhen packed for the market.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent., is-

As a new article of manufacture, a tobaccocase constructed as described,having the body A and the top B constructed with the iixed diaphragm C,and having the air-chamber c, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

4JOHN WARNER STONE.

Witnesses:

AURELIUs CHRIsTIAN, Lnwrs B. GooDwrN.

